Blog Articles by Aaron Tilt

One of my favorite movies is the Coen Brothers’ cult classic The Big Leboswski. There’s a scene in it when Walter (John Goodman) loses his temper about an infraction during a bowling tournament, pulls a pistol out and screams, “HAS THE WHOLE WORLD GONE CRAZY?!?! AM I THE ONLY ONE...

So, it happened again. This time, Brussels, Belgium. Another vicious attack in the name of radical Islam. And it won’t be the last. Fear is a perfectly understandable reaction. As is disgust. And it is perfectly reasonable, critical even, to want to do all we can to protect...

You could go. Nor seriously, you… could go. For real. There’s a group from Shepherd going to Haiti again this summer. And if you can’t make it this year, we’ll go again soon. But, you say, I don’t have construction skills or speak French or know medical stuff…that’s ok. There’s a...

Recently there was a bit of a dustup at Wheaton, a high profile Christian University when one of their professors claimed that Christians and Muslims worship the same God. Now this is a complex question that deserves far more than a quick “Yea” or “Nay.” And...

“Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.” Colossians 4:5-6 (ESV) I had a fun argument at the firehouse this morning. The kitchen table at...

If you’ve read my church blog posts before you may have seen the tag line “Third Way” – I’d like to take this space to explain what that’s about because I’ll be writing more of those this year. I like to think of Third Way as a mindset for...

We tried the Crusades – whether by the power of the sword in the Middle Ages or the power of the “Moral Majority” and grassroots political campaigns in the 80’s and 90’s – Christendom didn’t work out so well – the Church is not supposed to be the Empire. We’re pilgrims and...

What’s the difference between grabbing Whataburger at the drive through on your lunch break and sitting down to a meal with family, friends, neighbors, and strangers? The first is sometimes necessary – but it is the act of a solitary consumer, not a sharer; a biological function,...

By the time you read this some of the dust will have undoubtedly settled; but as I am writing this a lot of folks are in quite a tizzy – some in celebration, some in despair – over today’s Supreme Court ruling that has apparently legalized gay marriage in all 50 states. I’m not...

By Aaron Tilt May 27, 2015 Jesus doesn’t want you to go to Sunday School. Wait, what? Seriously? Ok, maybe that’s too strong. Ok, fine, I just said that to get your attention. Don’t sleep in next Sunday or go fishing or play golf and say, “Well, Pastor Aaron said Jesus...